All right maybe I have been going on about this episode long enough, but just for the record:
So, if they call you an anti-Semite, what should you do?
First, recognize that the charge of anti-Semitism is, itself, a vicious "ad hominem" attack. It usually means that the person who accuses you of anti-Semitism is unwilling to conduct a debate on the merits of your ideas, but simply wants to discredit you on the basis of a supposed personality fault in you.
It's almost like calling you, "child molester" or "dope addict!" or "Kleptomaniac!" It tries to shift the discussion away from your ideas and onto your supposed personality flaws.
Anyone who ever accuses you of anti-Semitism has thereby demonstrated intellectual weakness in himself, by choosing to call you names rather than discussing the merits of your ideas.
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Nicely clarified Exadios. If we were more exacting with our language when discussing charged subjects I am sure we would reduce much confusion and conflict. And the charge of "anti-Semite" generaly qualifies as lazy language, unless applied exactingly as needed.
Mack,
You do realise that posting comments on this blog makes you a loser? Welcome to the club!
I say it is "no coincidence" that many of these names are Jewish because it is not always possible to ascertain whether or not a person is pro-Zionist, certainly not without a good deal of research. What we can see is that these people (Jews and non-Jews) are pursuing a blatantly pro-Zionist agenda. So IN THAT CONTEXT (and my comments were within the context of my own discussion, obviously) it is no surprise that many of the big names involved are Jewish. That in and of itself does not damn every one of them as a militatnt Zionist, but it should be a bloody great warning sign.
You can compare this to the fact that so many of the 9/11 terrorists had links to Saudi Arabia. Bush chose to ignore that because it didn't fit his political agenda. Again, however, it should have been a bloody great warning sign.
Thanks for the welcome - yes, I am a loser... but it's a good site.
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